Just finished up playing in the 55 Majors at Big League Dreams. Great place to play against awesome competion. Can anything be done about the outfield playing conditions. The outfield grass in the areas where the defensive players stand were in horrible condition. Foot wide divits and dirt hard as concrete. Some areas had 2 ft. wide pools of water. You would think that these areas would be repaired before a big tourney like this.
It wasn't just 1 field it was all of them. Some worse than others. They would not allow the infields to be like this. Hey fellow outfielders did you feel the same?

Congrats Tim and Curly. You guys took the same route we did for second place. We played a very good San Antonio team in the championship game for our 4th game of the day and ran out of gas also. We had a great time playing against some good teams.

I swung this bat in batting practice and was hitting bombs with it as was Jdawg. I was very impressed. It's as good as the Rebok and the Mikan. Not sure about durability. I will be hitting it again in Vegas.

Hey Jack.... There are senior leagues at the valley complex in Taylorsville. They play on Monday and Wednesday night, starting in April. I don't have a phone number for you but if you call the county rec center I,m sure they can help you out. I have watch some of the 65 and older teams play and those guys can still play and they love the game. Good Luck in finding a team. I will be playing on both nights for a 55 team and a 50 team.

I bought a Melee in March 2011 at the Mesquite Tourny (not from Ed). Got 50 swings out of it and it broke. Gave it back to the Rep I bought it from and he said he would see what he could do. Seen him at a tourney later in the year and he said Rebok would not do anything so I told him just give me the bat back and he said it he didn't have it and it was in his garage but was not sure which one it was. I'm sure I will never see it again. I loved the bat. It was great for 50 swings but I will never buy one from him again.

Ed ... I bought a 28 oz. Balanced Melee back at the Mesquite Tourney at the end of March. I haven't used until this last weekend at the LVSSA Nationals. We played 10 games so I got about 40 to 45 swings on it. I loved the bat but it has already cracked. I would like to get another but not if it is only going to last 40 to 45 swings. I will be in Phoenix and I will come see you. If you can help let me know.

My team Colorado Rapid Erectors 50 Major is playing on Labor Day weekend in Vegas but I cannot make it. I would like to play in the AAA tourney the 27th thru 29th. I play mostly out field but can play infield also. I live in Utah. If interested please leave a phone number or email address.

Olie great post. Olie has been a weight lifter and great softball player for years and he definatly knows what he is talking about. This is my take on lifting weights as it pertains to hitting a softball. Currently I workout 4 days a week, mostly upperbody, but there have been times that I haven't worked out at all and have found that I can hit a softball just as far and just as hard as when I was working out. Most guys that play Major plus or Majors can hit the ball out on a consistant basis but the mental part of the game is where you can get your edge. That's where working out helps me. If I go into a tournament feeling that I have done the off the field work it helps a ton with my mental attitude and confidence when I step on to the field therefore translating into more home runs, higher batting average and better defense play.
So working out and staying in shape may or may not make you hit the ball harder but it certainly will not make things worse.

Lecak This is Reg from Mud Hens. I also play on the team as does Hersch. This is a pretty strong team and you would be a great addition. Along with Ollie we will let the boss know you are wanting to play. Love to have you with us.

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